[+PLUS] Federal Bank demands the browser to be IE

[Pramod]

I second it. Not just Govt Organizations' sites, there are websites of
reputed MNCs as well that endorse IE. A fine example is the Vodafone.in
website. For every query that you shoot at a call center executive, you will
receive a blunt response "For more details, visit our website". And to my
dismay, I could never utilize the website completely in Iceweasel/Firefox.
Once I pointed this out to the customer support, and they told me that in
order to use their services I HAVE to use IE. How can someone demand that?

Talking about Govt organizations, many premier R&D centers under the Central
and state govts have their sites set up in such a way that no other browser
can be used to view them.



On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Sanjeev Kumar <sanjeevkumarm at gmail.com>wrote:

> Not only federal banks, there are quite a few Govt Organisation's site
> which does not display the content when viewed using any browser other than
> IE.
>
> I remember having a argument and fight with a BSNL JTO in B'lore when I had
> a laptop with Fedora in it.
> I was not able to view the Broadband usage. BSNL's dataone site never used
> to open using firefox or even opera.
>
> The Joker JTO didnt even have any clue abt what I am trying to say.  end of
> it. Nothing happened. I just cudn't view my broadband usage.
>
> there are many like the PSC site, many other banks site which doesnt open
> in any browser other that IE.
> Its just a matter of adding few lines when you create your webpage to check
> the browser and display the pages accordingly. (AFAIK).
>
> Need to check whether these developers who create those pages use the
> "NON_PIRATED" windows OS to develop!
>
> I strongly feel ( havent checked though) that the banks/other govt
> organisations does not use original windows software. I think they banks
> give the contract to "computerize" thier Office to some local Comp Sales &
> service company. which "happily" install pirated copies of OS to their
> computers!  otherwise how can a local firm sell computers inclusive of
> Windows OS and MS office  in just 18-20K??
>
> and telling abt piracy, i had visited SBT branch in plkd to see that they
> play MP3 songs loudly!, had the clowns playing those songs in a bank where
> public come and go frequently "buy" those MP3 songs???
>
> regards
> ~Sanjeev
>
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:12 PM, H <hiran.v at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Check out http://www.federalbank.co.in/Careers/jobssep2007/index.htm
>>
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